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Webster 1913 Edition
Definite
1.
Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed;
as,
definite
dimensions; a definite
measure; a definite
period or interval.Elements combine in
definite
proportions. Whewell.
2.
Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear;
as, a
. definite
word, term, or expression3.
Determined; resolved.
[Obs.]
Shak.
4.
Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining;
as, the
. definite
articleDefinite article
(Gram.)
, the article the, which is used to designate a particular person or thing, or a particular class of persons or things; – also called a definitive. See
- - Definitive
, Noun.
Definite inflorescence
. (Bot.)
See
– Determinate inflorescence
, under Determinate
. Law of definite proportions
(Chem.)
, the essential law of chemical combination that every definite compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one compound with each other, the relative proportions of each are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under
Multiple
.Def′i-nite
,Noun.
A thing defined or determined.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Definite
DEFINITE
, a.1.
Having certain limits; bounded with precision; determinate; as a definite extent of land; definite dimensions; definite measure.2.
Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; as a definite word, term or expression.3.
Fixed; determinate; exact; precise; as a definite time or period.4.
Defining; limiting; determining the extent; as a definite word.DEFINITE
,Noun.